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Thursday 26th April 2007
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Today's briefing hour: Catch up on the day's news, sport and business.
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0709
Two couples are likely to become the first to have embryos screened because of aÌýhistory of breast cancer in their families. We speak to Paul Serhal from UCLH who has made the application on behalf of the couples.

0712
Business News with Greg Wood.

0715
The situation seems to be worsening in Darfur. So far the Sudanese government have only accepted a fraction of the amount ofÌýUN Peacekeepers needed to help. Karen Allen reports.

0716
Academics have uncovered a book written by a man who could well be considered the first advocate for gay rights. We speak to Dr Hal Gladfelder of Manchester University.

0727
The Department of Health has admitted a "serious" mistake that allowedÌýpersonal details of 7000 junior doctors to be available on the internet. We are joined by Alex Liakos, a junior doctor whose details were among those published.

0730
Sports News with Garry Richardson.

0735
Peter Halliday is to be sentenced today after pleading guilty toÌýabusing choirboys over a period of five years. But this programme has learned that he admitted the offences 17 years ago. Sanchia Berg reports.

0742
Today's Papers.

0745
A new fad is sweeping the nation it's called 'foodoo'. It's an attack on theÌýhuge importance we now attach to giving children "good" food as opposed to junk food. We discuss this with Julie Burchill and Allegra McEvedy.

0750
Thought for the Day with Anne Atkins - novelist and columnist.

0755
Should permission be given for theÌýcreation of human embryos that contain animal DNA? The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority says it wants a debate before making a decision.

0810
The Church of England knew one ofÌýitsÌýchoir mastersÌýwas a child abuser- but decided not to tell the police. Instead they moved him elsewhere on condition he have no more contact with children - a promise he never kept. We hear an account from one of his victims and talk to the Church's child protection spokeswoman.

0817
The Office of Fair Trading has announced what it describes as "the most wide-ranging study into personal banking to date", to include current account pricing. Robert Peston reports.

0820
Andy Jupp is a self-styledÌýCharity Shop DJ - bringing back to life the memories locked in the vinyl that someone else has thrown away. Polly Billington went to meet him.

0825
Sports Update with Garry Richardson.

0830
We are joined by Lord Hunt and Shadow Immigration Minister Damien Green to discuss recent major security breaches.

0835
Business Update with Greg Wood.

0841
Research carried out by MP Grant Shapps shows that police are increasinglyÌýbecoming the victims of assault at the hands of those who they've arrested.

0845
Today Gordon Brown is to be given a piece of Oxytenanthera Abyssinica, bamboo from Mali. The seed represents the billionth seed collected by the UK's Millennium Seed Bank. Tom Feilden reports.

0855
The HEFA areÌý"out to consultation", but what does this mean? We ask Dame Mary Warnock.
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The Blunder Clips

Some of Our Less Memorable Moments
These infamous sound clips have risen from the Today vaults again to haunt our newsreaders and presenters. Enjoy!

Can of what John?
John gets confused over the expression, 'opened a can of worms.'
- 18th March 2005
What is our website and email address John?
John gets confused about all this modern technology and it's David Blunkett Jim!
- 22 December 2004
Who's reading the news Sarah?
Sarah introduces a guest newsreader. And it's catching, asÌýNick Clarke of the World at One demonstrates
- 4/5th October 2004
The boy who likes to say YES!
Sports presenter Steve May is left trying desperately to get his seven year old guest to say something other than yes!
- 23rd September 2004
When the technology failsÌýJohn and Jim have to Ad-Lib...
JimÌýintroduces a veryÌýstrange soundingÌý
'Yesterday in Parliament' package.
Ìý- 23thÌýJuly 2004
Paul Burrell sings opera?
Sarah cues in a very odd sounding Paul Burrell clip.
Ìý- 25th October 2003

Sarah decides it's her turn - and interrupts Allan's discussion
-7 June 2002
Waiting
Garry Richardson waits and waits and waits for Brendan Foster.
The Extended Interview

We don’t always have time to play the whole interview on air. Listen to the extended interview here, exclusive to the Today website.

Don De Lillo Interview
The American writer Don de Lillo who wrote Underworld and is one of the biggest figures in modern American literature - has become a classic. A Penguin classic.ÌýA great accolade, but usually one reserved for the dead. John interviewed him and asked what it's like to be thought of as a "classic"?
Mouloud Sihali Interview
Mouloud Sihali from Algeria, North Africa, is one of the suspected terrorists thatÌýthe 91Èȱ¬ Secretary wants to deport back to Algeria. Based on secret intelligence and police investigations, the 91Èȱ¬ Secretary has deemed Sihali a threat to the Nation's security. Last year Mouloud Sihali was found not guilty of being a part of a so called released Ricin plot.
The nominations for the Oscars were announced yesterday, and The Constant Gardener is tipped for a place on the shortlist. It stars Ralph Fiennes who picked up an Evening Standard Film Award this week for his role in the film. Polly Billington spoke him and to the author, John le Carre, about the film and its chances at the Oscars. (31/01/06)
Edward Stourton interviews the President of Mexico, Vincente Fox, and Tom Shannon, the United States Under Secretary of State with responsibility for the Americas, on the Summit of the Americas in Argentina and the prospect of a free trade agreement for the region.
President Vincente Fox.
Under Secretary of State Tom Shannon.
The uncut interview with Sir Peter Hall, the first director to stage the play in 1955, with the last surviving member of the original main cast, Timothy Bateson who played 'lucky', and playwright Ronald Harwood.
Jim Naughtie speaks to the Archbishop of Kaduna, Josiah Idowu Fearon, about the Anglican Church in Africa and tensions between Christians and Muslims. (25/05/05)
Edward Stourton interviews Monsignor Charles Burns, a retired head of the Vatican's Secret Archives, inÌýRome about the funeral of the Pope John Paul II.
(08/04/05)
Part 1
Part 2
First 91Èȱ¬ interview of Moazzam Begg, former Guantanamo Bay detainee. Mr Begg speaksÌýto our reporter Zubeida Malik aboutÌýhis ordeal and how heÌýcontinues toÌýcampaign for five Britons still there to be freed.
Justin Webb interviews Walter Cronkite who pays tribute to Dan Rather, a 73 year old news presenter in America who is retiring after 24 years.
(10/03/05)
Tony Blair speaks to Jim at the British Embassy in Washington, following his controversial Rose Garden press conference with Bush. The Iraq war, the Middle East and the first hints of an EU constitution referendum u-turn. (17/04/04).
, about the recent increase of religious violence in Nigeria.
(19/05/04)
John Humphrys interviews Prince Hassan of Jordan on the critical situation in Iraq.
(03/05/04).
Jim Naughtie interviews Bob Woodward.ÌýFirst Watergate, now a controversial book into events in the White House pre-Iraq war.
(20/04/04).
Sarah Montague interviews Paul Burrell.
The former royal butler denies betraying Diana, Princess of Wales, insisting his controversial new book was "a loving tribute".
General James L. Jones
During his visit toÌý London - the Supreme Commander of Nato talks to James Naughtie about the threat posed to NATO by a stronger EU military force.
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